Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel is joining the cast of ABC’s upcoming new drama, “Life on Mars,” TVWeek reports.

Keitel will play Detective Gene Hunt, head of the homicide department. The veteran actor is known for his standout roles in films like â€œReservoir Dogs,â€ “Bugsy,” â€œThe Piano” and â€œPulp Fiction.â€

He joins previously announced cast members Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton. “Life on Mars” is based on the hit British drama about a modern-day cop who somehow finds himself transported back to the early 1970s.